Division Rivals Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants are set to square off tonight at 8:20 pm ET.  Both teams are well into the playoff race as Philly is 8-4 and New York is 7-5.  Oddsmakers currently have the spread at Philly -1.5 and total at 44 points.

Last week the Eagles crushed he injury laden Atlanta Falcons 34-7 as QB Donovan McNabb threw for 238 yards and a TD and rushed for another TD.  The Giants came off an impressive win against Dallas and completed the sweep of "America's Team".  QB Eli Manning threw for 241 and two touchdowns.  RB Brandon Jacobs had 110 yards total offense and a TD rushing and one receiving.

Early reports from the sportsbook are that around 65% of people are taking the Eagles.  That means two of every three Joes is taking a road favorite. We like when we see that. This thing is really pointing towards the NY Giants winning out right.  The Eagles can very inconsistent this time of year.  The Giants are inconsistent too but they really need this win tonight. So, for these reasons we are on the NY Giants at home +1.5.


Team records:
Philadelphia: 8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS
New York: 7-5 SU, 5-6-1 ATS

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing in December are 7-3
When playing on turf are 7-2-1
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the division are 6-4

New York most recently:
When playing in December are 5-5
When playing on turf are 5-5
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing within the division are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Giants
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing NY Giants
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Giants
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of the NY Giants last 13 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
NY Giants are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Giants last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Giants last 6 games at home

Stat by Bodog